[Susumu has no orders to carry out today, which means he has nowhere to be. Which means a day of being pestered by a certain bratty red-haired page who doesn't understand the concept of staying out of other people's rooms unless invited in. It isn't that he minds the brat's company - in small doses. But an entire day of it is too much for him to deal with. Thus, he has taken refuge on the roof of the training hall, where he has been sitting silently for the past couple of hours, so far undiscovered.]

[Things seem quiet around the base now, though. In this heat, most people have retreated inside, out of the sun. Hoping that he's in the clear for awhile, Susumu hops lightly down from the roof, landing in a crouch on the ground a short distance away from Souji. As he stands, he nods to the other in greeting.]